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In the shiny, often insular world of web3 and tech, the word "building" gets thrown around a lot. It conjures up images of brilliant minds hunched over keyboards, forging the future, disrupting the old guard. You see it everywhere – conferences, podcasts, threads – everyone's a "builder," and it's celebrated as this heroic, groundbreaking endeavor. And a lot of it is genuinely innovative and pushing boundaries. But while these digital architects are getting all the applause, countless other people are out there "building" every single day, often with far more tangible results, and nobody's throwing a parade for them: The architect designing a skyscraper that will stand for a century. The engineer laying down the infrastructure that keeps cities running. The farmer nurturing the land. The teacher shaping young minds. The chef creating experiences with food. These are all acts of of genuine "building," yet they rarely get the same kind of rockstar treatment as someone launching the latest DAO.
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This is a really great observation. I'd say this term builder is the new version of entrepreneur or founder. 10-15 years ago it was overly glamorized to become a startup founder, so much so that people just started saying it even if they hadn't built a thing. I was just at dad/founder dinner with 3 startup entrepreneurs and 1 master electrician. I hold the electrician in high regard on so many fronts.. but the grass is always greener - he was in awe of us. I don't know there's a fix for it. We must all appreciate how many moving parts there are to anything, no matter how simple. We should give attention and props to the ones really doing things versus the category at large.
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Absolutely! 100% well said. Thanks for taking the time to respond 😀
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